If you're going to make a movie about an evil necromancer from Ancient Egyptian society returning from his mummified crypt, you're going to be faced with the problem of his immortality being a serious stumbling block to overcome for the protagonists. In The Mummy, Brendan Fraser is faced with such a situation, desperately attempting to find and destroy the resurrected Imhotep before he achieves immortality. Thanks to the manner in which Ancient Egyptians revered cats, a feline sidekick is temporarily utilised to aid him in his daring quest. But let's re-emphasise this situation: Fraser knows how powerful the Mummy is, the Mummy knows how powerful the Mummy is, and yet Fraser is quite at ease standing mere feet away from him, thrusting a cat in his general direction, safe in the knowledge that it'll be sunshine and roses as Imhotep will flee in terror. Yes, it's true that Egyptians had a great respect for cats, there's no argument there, but why a man who has conquered death would be afraid of a domesticated cat makes little to no sense. Cat violence is definitely bad, but in this context, it's hardly difficult., especially when you're basically magic. And why didn't they just surround Imhotep's burial ground with a cat army instead of a secret human one?
